Elmira High School

Elmira High School

Public High School | Grade 10-12
777 S Main St,  Elmira, NY
Elmira City School District
3.6
2.8
1,249 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Principal - Mr. Christopher Krantz
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Average SAT Score
1150
Average ACT Score
24
Math Proficiency
82%
Reading Proficiency
82%
Average GPA
3.42
Graduation Rate
75%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B-
Teachers
C+
College Prep
C+
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
B+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.42
Reading Proficiency
82%
Math Proficiency
82%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Teachers
66
Full Time Teachers
66
Teachers in First or Second Year
6.2%
College Prep
Average SAT
1150
Math
580
Verbal
570
Average ACT
24
Math
24
English
23
Reading
24
Science
25
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

4
Test Scores
3
Equity
2
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
314:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.1%
Female
46.9%
White
70.7%
Black
14.3%
Two or more races
11.6%
Hispanic
2.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
SUNY Corning Community College 117 Students
Binghamton University, SUNY 60 Students
Cornell University 52 Students
University at Buffalo, SUNY 48 Students
Elmira College 42 Students
Syracuse University 41 Students
SUNY Alfred State College 39 Students
New York University 35 Students
Stony Brook University 30 Students
Le Moyne College 30 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 58 Students
Business 47 Students
Nursing 40 Students
Biology 34 Students
Liberal Arts and Humanities 22 Students
Education 16 Students
Pre-Law Studies 15 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 14 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 14 Students
Accounting 13 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 79 Reviews
5.0 Senior
5/14/2024
School has not always come easy to me. I challenged myself to take all college level courses my senior year to try to get some credits before having to pay for them. I took these while also playing football. My teachers were all very helpful. They allowed me to come in before school and during lunch periods to get extra help. I have been really lucky to have great teachers. I can't say that there has been a "worst experience." I think that the kids that are disruptive are the thing that bugs me the most. One thing that I think would be great would be to have more hands-on classes for students who learn better that way. I think having classes throughout the day for students who don't want to go to BOCES but do want more hands-on options would be great.
4.0 Senior
4/4/2024
My experience was overall good. There is not much bullying though there could be more clubs and activities.
3.0 Alum
7/18/2023
I would like to see students who don't have great grades, who aren't into any extracurricular activities and students who suffer from mental health have more support from staff there. My experience wasn't the greatest because I wasn't a jock or a student with the best grades, so I feel like I slipped through the cracks of having the extra help I needed.
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2.8 4 Reviews
5.0 other
11/21/2016
This is a wonderful school. It has excellent sports programs, in addition to wonderful staff and a great student body. The merging of the two high schools has done great things for the school and its students!
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3.0 other
10/17/2015
This school does not exist anymore. Southside and Elmira Free Academy merged into one high school know as Elmira High School. It is located in what was Southside, and the old EFA is now the Junior High/middle school with the name Erie Davis Academy. Gone are the days of SHS Green Hornets and EFA Blu...
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2.0 student
6/23/2014
I have been graduated from Southside High School for 4 years now, but I still hear a lot that goes on there. I am not surprised by everything that has happened since I've graduated because I had seen a lot of things. I did have a handful of outstanding teachers that did whatever they could to help y...
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1.0 parent
5/30/2014
The school is horrible, I have a daughter that goes there who is 16 years old. She gets bullied and the discpline is indespicable. Also the test scores are going down since 2010. The rating is 5 out of 10 and the rating, overall is C-. If someone was going to move from lets say New York or New Jerse...
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